Karl Malone vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Karl Malone, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Karl Malone played 19 years in the NBA, 5 more than Bob McAdoo, who played 14. Karl Malone had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Bob McAdoo had his rookie season in 1972-73. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Karl Malone	19	19	1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob McAdoo	14	9	1972-73 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1985-86	1972-73
Team	Utah Jazz	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	81	30.6	14.9	2.1	6.7	8.9	2.9	1.3	0.5	3.4	3.6	6.2	12.5	.496	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	5.0	.481
difference:	+1	+1.4	+3.1			+0.2	+1.2				-0.4	+1.1	+3.7	+.044				+1.0	+0.6	+.293
Bob McAdoo	80	32.0	18.0	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.2	7.3	16.2	.452	-	-	-	3.4	4.4	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	4	36.0	21.8	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.5	4.5	9.5	18.0	.528	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	6.5	.423
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1986-87	1973-74
Team	Utah Jazz	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	34.8	21.7	3.4	7.0	10.4	1.9	1.3	0.7	2.9	3.9	8.9	17.3	.512	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	6.6	.598
difference:	+8	+8.2	+8.9	+0.4	+4.3	+4.7	+0.4	+0.1	+2.6		-0.5	+3.3	+5.0	+.035				+2.3	+1.2	+.195
Bob McAdoo	74	43.0	30.6	3.8	11.3	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	-	3.4	12.2	22.3	.547	-	-	-	6.2	7.8	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	5	40.0	20.0	3.0	6.6	9.6	1.2	2.2	0.8	3.4	4.0	7.4	17.6	.420	0.0	0.0	-	5.2	7.2	.722
difference:	+1	+5.2	+11.7	+0.7	+4.7	+4.1	+0.3	+1.2	+1.4		-0.2	+5.3	+8.9	+.058				+1.1	+0.6	+.087
Bob McAdoo	6	45.2	31.7	2.3	11.3	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	-	4.2	12.7	26.5	.478	-	-	-	6.3	7.8	.809


Season 3
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1987-88	1974-75
Team	Utah Jazz	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	39.0	27.7	3.4	8.6	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	4.0	3.6	10.5	20.1	.520	0.0	0.1	.000	6.7	9.6	.700
difference:		+4.2	+6.8	+0.3	+1.7	+2.1	+0.2	+0.3	+1.5		-0.2	+2.9	+6.0	+.008				+1.1	+0.1	+.105
Bob McAdoo	82	43.2	34.5	3.7	10.3	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	-	3.4	13.4	26.1	.512	-	-	-	7.8	9.7	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	11	44.9	29.7	3.0	8.8	11.8	1.5	1.2	0.6	3.5	3.2	11.2	23.2	.482	0.0	0.1	.000	7.4	10.2	.723
difference:	+4	+1.8	+7.7	+0.6	+1.1	+1.6	+0.1	+0.3	+2.1		-0.9	+3.7	+7.7	+.001				+0.3	+0.2	+.017
Bob McAdoo	7	46.7	37.4	3.6	9.9	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	-	4.1	14.9	30.9	.481	-	-	-	7.7	10.4	.740


Season 4
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1988-89	1975-76
Team	Utah Jazz	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	80	39.1	29.1	3.2	7.4	10.7	2.7	1.8	0.9	3.6	3.6	10.1	19.5	.519	0.1	0.2	.313	8.8	11.5	.766
difference:	+2	+3.6	+2.0	+0.1	+1.9	+1.7	+1.3	+0.6	+1.2		-0.2	+1.9	+5.1	+.032				+1.6	+2.1	+.004
Bob McAdoo	78	42.7	31.1	3.1	9.3	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	-	3.8	12.0	24.6	.487	-	-	-	7.2	9.4	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	3	45.3	30.7	7.3	9.0	16.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	4.3	5.3	11.0	22.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	8.7	10.7	.813
difference:	+6	+0.2	+2.7	+3.9	+1.8	+2.1	+1.9	+0.2	+1.7		-1.2	+0.2	+1.9	+.049				+2.3	+1.6	+.106
Bob McAdoo	9	45.1	28.0	3.4	10.8	14.2	3.2	0.8	2.0	-	4.1	10.8	23.9	.451	-	-	-	6.4	9.1	.707


Season 5
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1989-90	1976-77
Team	Utah Jazz	Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	38.1	31.0	2.8	8.3	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	3.7	3.2	11.1	19.8	.562	0.2	0.5	.372	8.5	11.1	.762
difference:	+10	+0.8	+5.2		+1.8	+1.8		+0.4	+0.8		-0.4	+0.8	+0.3	+.050				+3.2	+3.9	+.024
Bob McAdoo	72	38.9	25.8	2.8	10.1	12.9	2.8	1.1	1.4	-	3.6	10.3	20.1	.512	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.738

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	5	40.6	25.2	3.2	7.0	10.2	2.2	2.2	1.0	2.4	4.4	9.2	21.0	.438	0.0	0.2	.000	6.8	9.0	.756
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1990-91	1977-78
Team	Utah Jazz	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	40.3	29.0	2.9	8.9	11.8	3.3	1.1	1.0	3.0	3.3	10.3	19.6	.527	0.0	0.2	.286	8.3	10.8	.770
difference:	+3		+2.5	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+0.5	+0.2	+0.6	-1.4	-0.5		+0.2	+.007				+2.4	+2.6	+.043
Bob McAdoo	79	40.3	26.5	3.0	9.8	12.8	3.8	1.3	1.6	4.4	3.8	10.3	19.8	.520	-	-	-	5.9	8.2	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	9	42.6	29.7	2.6	10.8	13.3	3.2	1.0	1.2	2.9	3.9	10.6	23.2	.455	0.0	0.9	.000	8.6	10.1	.846
difference:	+3	+2.9	+5.9	+0.8	+3.0	+3.6	+0.6	+0.2	+0.8	-0.9	-0.7	+0.4	+2.2	+.029				+5.1	+4.3	+.246
Bob McAdoo	6	39.7	23.8	1.8	7.8	9.7	3.8	1.2	2.0	3.8	3.2	10.2	21.0	.484	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	.600


Season 7
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1991-92	1978-79
Team	Utah Jazz	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	81	37.7	28.0	2.8	8.4	11.2	3.0	1.3	0.6	3.1	2.8	9.9	18.7	.526	0.0	0.2	.176	8.3	10.7	.778
difference:	+21	+0.5	+3.2	+0.6	+1.9	+2.5	+0.2	+0.1	+0.5	-0.5	-0.4		+0.1	+.003				+3.4	+3.2	+.122
Bob McAdoo	60	37.2	24.8	2.2	6.5	8.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	3.6	3.2	9.9	18.8	.529	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.656

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	16	43.0	29.1	2.7	8.6	11.3	2.6	1.4	1.2	2.9	3.6	9.3	17.8	.521	0.0	0.1	.000	10.6	13.1	.805
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1992-93	1979-80
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	37.8	27.0	2.8	8.4	11.2	3.8	1.5	1.0	2.9	3.2	9.7	17.6	.552	0.0	0.2	.200	7.5	10.2	.740
difference:	+24	+1.6	+5.9	+1.1	+2.1	+3.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.1	-1.2	-0.1	+1.2	+0.1	+.072	+0.1	+0.2	+.075	+3.4	+4.6	+.010
Bob McAdoo	58	36.2	21.1	1.7	6.3	8.1	3.4	1.3	1.1	4.1	3.1	8.5	17.7	.480	0.1	0.4	.125	4.1	5.6	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	5	43.2	24.0	2.4	8.0	10.4	2.0	1.2	0.4	4.0	4.2	8.8	19.4	.454	0.2	0.4	.500	6.2	7.6	.816
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1993-94	1980-81
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	40.6	25.2	2.9	8.6	11.5	4.0	1.5	1.5	2.9	3.3	9.4	18.9	.497	0.1	0.4	.250	6.2	9.0	.694
difference:	+66	+20.5	+14.9	+1.8	+5.5	+7.3	+2.1	+0.4	+0.7	-0.9	-0.9	+5.1	+9.1	+.064	+0.1	+0.3	+.250	+4.4	+6.4	+.013
Bob McAdoo	16	20.1	10.3	1.1	3.1	4.2	1.9	1.1	0.8	2.0	2.4	4.3	9.8	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.6	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	16	43.9	27.1	3.3	9.1	12.4	3.4	1.4	0.8	2.1	3.7	9.9	21.1	.467	0.0	0.3	.000	7.4	10.0	.738
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1994-95	1981-82
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	38.1	26.7	1.9	8.7	10.6	3.5	1.6	1.0	2.9	3.3	10.1	18.9	.536	0.1	0.5	.268	6.3	8.5	.742
difference:	+41	+19.9	+17.1	+0.8	+5.9	+6.7	+2.7	+1.1	+0.1	-1.7	-0.6	+6.4	+10.9	+.078	+0.1	+0.4	+.268	+4.1	+5.4	+.028
Bob McAdoo	41	18.2	9.6	1.1	2.8	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.7	3.7	8.0	.458	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.1	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	5	43.2	30.2	3.0	10.2	13.2	3.8	1.4	0.4	2.8	3.6	9.6	20.6	.466	0.2	0.6	.333	10.8	15.6	.692
difference:	+9	+15.5	+13.5	+1.5	+4.9	+6.4	+2.2	+0.7	+1.1	-0.3	-0.5	+2.4	+7.8	+.098	+0.2	+0.6		+8.5	+12.2	+.011
Bob McAdoo	14	27.7	16.7	1.5	5.3	6.8	1.6	0.7	1.5	2.5	3.1	7.2	12.8	.564	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.681


Season 11
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1995-96	1982-83
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	38.0	25.7	2.1	7.7	9.8	4.2	1.7	0.7	2.4	3.0	9.6	18.5	.519	0.2	0.5	.400	6.2	8.6	.723
difference:	+35	+16.3	+10.7	+0.5	+4.1	+4.5	+3.4	+0.8	+0.2	-1.0	-0.3	+3.4	+6.5	+.001	+0.2	+0.5		+3.7	+5.1	+.007
Bob McAdoo	47	21.7	15.0	1.6	3.6	5.3	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.3	6.2	12.0	.520	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.5	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	18	40.3	26.5	2.6	7.7	10.3	4.4	1.9	0.6	2.5	3.4	10.4	22.3	.469	0.0	0.2	.000	5.6	9.8	.574
difference:	+10	+19.5	+15.6	+0.7	+3.8	+4.5	+3.8	+0.5	+0.7	-0.7	-0.5	+5.8	+11.8	+.029	+0.3	+0.6	+.333	+4.2	+8.0	+.212
Bob McAdoo	8	20.8	10.9	1.9	3.9	5.8	0.6	1.4	1.3	1.8	2.9	4.6	10.5	.440	0.3	0.8	.333	1.4	1.8	.786


Season 12
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1996-97	1983-84
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	82	36.6	27.4	2.4	7.5	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	2.8	2.6	10.5	19.2	.550	0.0	0.2	.000	6.4	8.4	.755
difference:	+12	+15.8	+14.3	+1.2	+4.5	+5.8	+3.4	+0.8	+0.1	-1.0		+5.5	+8.5	+.079		+0.1		+3.4	+4.6	+.048
Bob McAdoo	70	20.8	13.1	1.2	3.0	4.1	1.1	0.6	0.7	1.8	2.6	5.0	10.7	.471	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.8	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	20	40.8	26.0	3.0	8.4	11.4	2.9	1.4	0.8	2.7	3.0	9.4	21.5	.435	0.1	0.1	.500	7.2	10.0	.720
difference:		+18.4	+12.0	+1.5	+4.5	+6.0	+2.3	+0.8	+0.6	-0.7	-0.2	+3.8	+10.7	+.081	+0.1		+.500	+4.3	+5.9	+.016
Bob McAdoo	20	22.4	14.0	1.5	3.9	5.4	0.6	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.2	5.6	10.8	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.1	.704


Season 13
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1997-98	1984-85
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	81	37.4	27.0	2.3	8.0	10.3	3.9	1.2	0.9	3.0	2.9	9.6	18.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.333	7.8	10.2	.761
difference:	+15	+18.4	+16.5	+1.1	+4.7	+5.8	+2.9	+0.9	+0.1	-1.6	-0.3	+5.3	+9.9	+.010		+0.1		+6.0	+7.7	+.008
Bob McAdoo	66	19.0	10.5	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.3	8.3	.520	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	20	39.8	26.3	2.4	8.5	10.9	3.4	1.1	1.0	3.0	3.5	9.9	21.0	.471	0.0	0.2	.000	6.5	8.3	.788
difference:	+1	+18.9	+14.9	+1.1	+5.3	+6.4	+2.6	+0.6	+0.4	-1.3		+5.1	+10.8	+.001		+0.1		+4.7	+5.8	+.043
Bob McAdoo	19	20.9	11.4	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.8	0.5	1.4	1.7	3.5	4.8	10.2	.472	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.5	.745


Season 14
	Karl Malone	Bob McAdoo
Season	1998-99	1985-86
Team	Utah Jazz	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	49	37.4	23.8	2.2	7.3	9.4	4.1	1.3	0.6	3.3	2.7	8.0	16.3	.493	0.0	0.0	-	7.7	9.8	.788
difference:	+20	+16.4	+13.7	+1.3	+4.6	+5.8	+2.9	+1.0		-1.6	-0.5	+4.0	+7.6	+.031				+5.6	+7.0	+.023
Bob McAdoo	29	21.0	10.1	0.9	2.7	3.6	1.2	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.2	4.0	8.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.8	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl Malone	11	41.0	21.8	3.3	8.0	11.3	4.7	1.2	0.7	3.6	3.4	7.8	18.7	.417	0.0	0.1	.000	6.2	7.8	.791
difference:	+6	+26.4	+11.0	+1.7	+6.8	+8.5	+4.3	+0.4	+0.3	-3.2	-0.8	+3.8	+11.5	+.139		+0.1		+3.4	+4.6	+.084
Bob McAdoo	5	14.6	10.8	1.6	1.2	2.8	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	2.6	4.0	7.2	.556	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.2	.875


Additional Years
* Karl Malone played 5 seasons more than Bob McAdoo in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2000 to 2004—Karl Malone played in 5 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Bob McAdoo, Karl Malone got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game

Karl Malone vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Karl Malone, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Season 14

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